Plans are underway for the possibility of installing synthetic grass at Fighting Beaver Stadium in Ohio. The Beaver Local Athletic Committee has met with the owners of ForeverLawn Inc in talks that were deemed a preliminary feasibility study.

The possibility of installing an all-weather surface to the stadium is seen as a driving factor behind the talks with the fact that it would be possible to get more use out of the field a positive. Athletic Board Member John Campbell said he would be interested in seeing the financial figures that the school uses on maintenance on all the fields. Comparisons need to be taken between work that goes into the upkeep of a natural grass field and that of an artificial turf field.

A rough estimate of $285,000 to $355,000 for the turf installation at the 71,250 square feet site was suggested at the meeting. That price doesn’t include any of the excavation work that would be required to lay aggregate and other base materials.

The question of the dangers of lead in the synthetic grass materials was brought up by the Committee and they were assured that this danger is non-existent in this particular product. A synthetic turf field such as this one comes with an eight year warranty that covers normal wear and tear, but the life of the synthetic grass is more likely to last upwards of 10 to 12 years.

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